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LETTER38

CHARLESLAMBTOROBERTSOUTHEY

Nov.8th，1798.

IdonotknowthatImuchpreferthisEclogue[LambhasreceivedTheLastoftheFlock]tothelast[TheWedding];bothareinferiortotheformer[TheRuinedCottage].

"Andwhenhecametoshakemebythehand，

Andspakeaskindlytomeasheused，

Ihardlyknewhisvoice—"

istheonlypassagethataffectedme.

Servantsspeak，andtheirlanguageoughttobeplain，andnotmuchraisedabovethemon，elseIshouldfindfaultwiththebathosofthispassage:

"AndwhenIheardthebellstrikeout，

Ithought（what?）thatIhadneverheardittoll

Sodismallybefore."

Ilikethedestructionofthemartensoldnestshugely，havingjustsuchacircumstanceinmymemory.IshouldbeverygladtoseeyourremainingEclogue，ifnottoomuchtrouble，asyougivemereasontoexpectitwillbethesecondbest.

IperfectlyaccordwithyouropinionofOldWither.Quarlesisawittierwriter，butWitherlaysmoreholdoftheheart.Quarlesthinksofhisaudiencewhenhelectures;Withersoliloquisesinpanywithafullheart.Whatwretchedstuffarethe"DivineFancies"ofQuarles!Religionappearstohimnolongervaluablethanitfurnishesmatterforquibblesandriddles;heturnsGodsgraceintowantonness.Witherislikeanoldfriend，whosewarm-heartednessandestimablequalitiesmakeuswishhepossessedmoregenius，butatthesametimemakeuswillingtodispensewiththatwant.IalwaysloveW.，andsometimesadmireQ.Stillthatportraitpoemisafineone;andtheextractfrom"TheShepherdsHunting"placeshiminastarryheightfaraboveQuarles.Ifyouwrotethatreviewin"Crit.Rev.，"Iamsorryyouaresosparingofpraisetothe"AncientMarinere;"—sofarfromcallingit，asyoudo，withsomewit，butmoreseverity，"ADutchAttempt，"&c.，IcallitarightEnglishattempt，andasuccessfulone，todethroneGermansublimity.Youhaveselectedapassagefertileinunmeaningmiracles，buthavepassedbyfiftypassagesasmiraculousasthemiraclestheycelebrate.Ineversodeeplyfeltthepatheticasinthatpart，

"Aspringoflovegushdfrommyheart，

AndIblessdthemunaware—"

Itstungmeintohighpleasurethroughsufferings.Lloyddoesnotlikeit;hisheadistoometaphysical，andyourtastetoocorrect;atleastImustallegesomethingagainstyouboth，toexcusemyowndotage—

"Solonelytwas，thatGodhimself

Scarceseemedtheretobe!"—&c.，&c.

Butyouallowsomeelaboratebeauties—youshouldhaveextractede"TheAncientMarinere"playsmoretrickswiththemindthanthatlastpoem，whichisyetoneofthefinestwritten.ButIamgettingtoodogmatical;andbeforeIdegenerateintoabuse，IwillconcludewithassuringyouthatIam

Sincerelyyours，

C.LAMB.

IamgoingtomeetLloydatWareonSaturday，toreturnonSunday.Haveyouanymandsormendationstothemetaphysician?Ishallbeveryhappyifyouwilldineorspendanytimewithmeinyourwaythroughthegreatuglycity;butIknowyouhaveothertiesuponyouintheseparts.

LoveandrespectstoEdith，andfriendlyremembrancestoCottle.

[LambsripejudgmentofWitherwillbefoundinhisessay"OnthePoeticalWorksofGeorgeWither，"intheWorks，1818（seeVol.I.ofthisedition）."Theportraitpoem"wouldbe"TheAuthorsMeditationuponSightofHisPicture，"prefixedtoEmblems，1635.

LyricalBallads，byWordsworthandColeridge，hadjustbeenpublishedbyCottle."TheAncientMariner"stoodfirst."Thatlastpoem"wasWordsworths"LinesWrittenaFewMilesaboveTinternAbbey."Southey（?）reviewedthebookintheCriticalReviewforOctober，1798.Ofthe"AncientMariner"hesaid:"ItisaDutchattemptatGermansublimity.Geniushasherebeenemployedinproducingapoemoflittlemerit."

HereshouldealetterfromLambtoRobertLloyd，datedNovember13，1798，notavailableforthisedition.RobertLloydseemstohavesaidinhislastletterthattheworldwasdrainedofallitssweets.Lambsendshimabeautifulpassageinpraiseoftheworldsgoodthings—thefirstforetasteinthecorrespondenceofhislaterecstaticmanner.

HerealsoshouldealetterfromLambtoSouthey，whichapparentlydoesnotnowexist，containing"TheDyingLover，"anextractfromLambsplay.IhavetakenthetextfromtheversionoftheplaysenttoManninglatein1800.

THEDYINGLOVER

Margaret.…Iknewayouthwhodied

Forgrief，becausehisLoveprovedso，

Andmarriedtoanother.

Isawhimontheweddingday，

Forhewaspresentinthechurchthatday，

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